SC46 Dr. J. W. Parker Account Books Finding Aid

Dr. J. W. Parker was called John as well as James and settled in Westport, Missouri, in 1851 where he practiced medicine among the white settlers and the Shawnee, Wyandotte, and Delaware Indians. During the Civil War he moved with his family to Nebraska City, Nebraska, returning to Westport sometime after 1882. He died March 2, 1907, at the age of 85 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.

1851/1872

Physicians
Wagon trains
Parker, John W.
Westport

Bulk of collection dates from 1856-1872.

Finding Aid

SC46

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